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Physics May 2, 2016

CERN in a shoebox? Tiny particle accelerators are coming

Scientists could soon develop particle accelerators that can fit into a shoebox, experts say

Science Education May 2, 2016

Next Higgs? Atom smasher probes highest energies yet

Scientists at the world's largest atom smasher have made a precise tally of the jumbled cascade of particles produced when two proton beams are smashed together.

Physics May 2, 2016

Real-life 'tractor beam' can levitate objects using sound waves

It may seem straight out of "Star Trek," but it's real: Scientists have created a sonic "tractor beam" that can pull, push and pirouette objects that levitate in thin air

Physics May 2, 2016

World's thinnest light bulb created from graphene

Graphene, a form of carbon famous for being stronger than steel and more conductive than copper, can add another wonder to the list: making light

Physics May 2, 2016

Where is the safest place to sit on a train?

Tuesday's deadly Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, which killed at eight people and injured more than 200 others, may have people wondering, where is the safest place to sit on a train? Conventional wisdom holds that the front car of a train is the most dangerous place in the event of a head-on collision, while the last car is less safe if the train is rear-ended.

Science Education May 2, 2016

Proving Einstein wrong with 'spooky' quantum experiment

Quantum mechanics is one of the best-tested theories in science, and it's one of the few where physicists get to do experiments proving that Einstein was wrong

Chemistry May 2, 2016

Scientists create new synthetic ‘chameleon skin’ that changes color on demand

Taking a cue from a certain color-shifting lizard, researchers at the University of California at Berkeley have created a new super-thin material that can change color on demand. 

Astronomy May 2, 2016

Warp in space-time swallows pulsar

Astronomers have watched a pulsar some 25,000 light-years from Earth slip from view, swallowed by a warp in the fabric of spacetime.

Science Education May 2, 2016

Map reveals ghostly antineutrinos lurking within Earth

A look inside of Earth has revealed the hiding places of weird antimatter particles that are nearly massless, resulting in a global map of the planet's so-called antineutrinos

Science Education May 2, 2016

Thermal 'invisibility cloak' could keep people cool

A new thermal "invisibility cloak" that channels heat around whatever it is trying to hide may one day help keep people and satellites cool, researchers say

Physics May 2, 2016

Ultrathin 'invisibility cloak' can match any background

In the movie "Predator," an alien uses a cloaking device to hide in plain sight, but the effect is far from perfect: The alien's attempt to conceal itself is thwarted by distortions of light bending around it.